Improvement in sinks for oil-casks



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Sinks for Oil Casks. y Patented March 5, 1872.

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Nrrnn STATES THOMAS MILLER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SINKS FOR OIL-CASKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,279, dated March 5,1872.

To all to 'whom these presents may come:

Be it known that I, THoMAs MILLER, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful or ImprovedSink or Case to be Applied to Oil-Casks, 85e.; and do hereby declare thesame to be fully described in the following specitication andrepresented in the accompanying drawing, of whicht Figure lis a sideelevation of my invention as applied to an ordinary oil cask or barrel;Fig. 2, an end view ofthe same; a-nd Fig. 3, a central andloi'igitiulinal section taken through the waste-receiving pipe and pump.y

The object of my invention is to produce a simple, cheap, and portabledevice or apparatus which can be readily applied to any ordinary cask,barrel, or receptacle containing oil or other liquid, and which shallnot only .inclose the drawing and measuring devices,

but provide a means whereby the oil can be economically dispensed withregard to time and labor, as well as all waste ot' the oil prevented;and my invention consists in the combination of an adjustable anddetachable case or sink with an oil receptacle or barrel and pump, inmanner and for the purpose as hereinafter specied.

In the said drawing, A denotes a structure or case of a rectangularshape in horizontal section, and mounted upon an oil reservoir orbarrel, B. The said case has a sloping top and is provided with a cover,O. The lower part ofthe said box is made of the proper form to fit theouter surface of the barrel or oil-receptacle. To each end of the caseand near the lower edge thereof is adixed an adjustable clamp, made intwo parts, a b, and provided with a setserew, c, the parts being so madeand applied as not only to enable the case to be applied to barrels ofdifferent length, but of different lthickness of chines. Wlithin thesaid case is a sink or compartment, which is formed with a slopingbottom, D, which has an opening through the same, and is furnished witha waste-receiving tube, d, whose top may be provided with a strainer.The sink may also be provided with a foraminous stand to support themeasures while the oil is being drawn. The said tube cl is insertedwithin the bung-hole of the barrel and extends down into the interiorthereof. E is a suction-pump of the ordinary construction, the barrel ofwhich extends down through the tube d, and

is supported within another tube, d', securely aftlxed to one side ofthe waste-tube d. Furthermore, the said pump is further supported bymeans of an arm, e, projecting from the side of the pump and connectedby a screw, f, with a post, g, extending up from the bottom ot' thesink, as shown in Fig. 3, such connections enablin g the pump to beAreadily removed from or applied to the case and the barrel, as may beydesirable.

My invention can be applied with good effeet to the head of the oilreceptacle or barrel, should such be provided with an opening to vreceive the waste-receiving tube and pump. Under such circumstances thecase should be of circular form in horizontal section, and rest directlyupon such head when, by means of the adjustingclamp, such case can beaiixed with equal facility thereto and to barrels of differentcapacities.

In applying my improved device to a barrel, as shown in the drawing, thesame is to be placed upon the top ofthe barrel and thewastereceivin gtube inserted in the bung-hole of the barrel. The clamps are nextbrought to bear against the chines of the barrel and the setscrewadjusted with respect to the thickness of the chines and then screwedinto or against the head of barrel. The pump is next inserted within thetube d, and the parts e-and g connected by the screw f.

My invention possesses many advantages. In case of lire the device canbe readily removed from the barrel, and the latter bun ged up and rolledinto the street or to a place of safety. It enables the oil to be drawnfrom the original cask with great facility and without waste, insteadot' being transferred to a tank, as required in that class ofoil-holders termed oil-cabinets. It secures most it' not all theadvantages of the latter at about onehalt' the cost thereof.

Having described my invention, whatI claim is as follows:

The portable sink or structure A, (provided with adjusting devices a b,as described,) the waste-receiving tube d, the stand-pipe d', and thepump E, when constructed, arranged, and combined together in manner asshown, and for application to a barrel or liquid-receptacle, as setforth.

Witnesses:

F. P. HALE, F. G. HALE.

THOMAS MILLER.

